Self-Injurious Behaviors

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• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, http://www.aacap.org
• American Association of Suicidology, http://www.suicidology.org
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, http://www.afsp.org/
• American Psychiatric Association, http://www.HealthyMinds.org
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hosts a website on suicide injury and violence prevention, including research, publications, national statistics, prevention strategies and resources: http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/suicide/index.html
• Cornell Research Program on Self Injurious Behavior in Adolescents and Young Adults Resources
• The Crisis Text Line serves young people in any type of crisis, providing them access to free, 24/7, emotional support and information they need via the medium they already use and trust: TEXT: http://www.crisistextline.org/
• EMDR Institute, Inc., P.O. Box 51010, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950-6010, (813) 372-3900, [email protected]
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• National Education Alliance Borderline Personality Disorder http://www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.com/family-connections/
• National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide, http://www.nopcas.org
• The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. By dialing 1-800-273-TALK (8255), the call is routed to the nearest crisis center in a national network of more than 150 crisis centers. The Lifeline’s national network of local crisis centers provide crisis counseling and mental health referrals day and night: http://www.suicidepreventionli...
• S.A.F.E. Alternatives (Self Abuse Finally Ends) – Many more resources will be listed at this website.
• Screening for Mental Health (Peer to Peer Programs), https://mentalhealthscreening.org/programs/youth
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center, http://www.sprc.org
• To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA)

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